Josh Noren and Meredith Walter, both e-Business majors in the College of Business and Economics, were awarded the Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum Scholarship this month. The Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum provides scholarships each year to full-time sophomore, junior or senior undergraduate Towson University students studying computer science, computer information systems, information technology, business administration, e-Business or economics who have a 3.6 GPA or higher.

Josh Noren is a junior e-Business and Computer Information Systems major. He is also a 3-time recipient of this award. Meredith Walter is a Sophomore majoring in e-Business and Business Administration with a track in Project Management and Business Analysis. Congratulations to Josh and Meredith!

John Steele, a student athlete and a Business Administration major with a track in Project Management and Business Analysis, presented his research at CBE D&R Conference on May 4, 2012. Titled "Forecasting Sports Attendance - Using Towson Football and Basketball Games", this research was developed as part of an independent study class (EBTM495) under the guidance of Dr. Chaodong Han. An attendance forecasting model was developed based on historical data of Towson games and was further validated using most recent data. John's research received strong commendation and positive feedback from CBE faculty across the Economics, Management and EBTM departments.

Students in the MS in Supply Chain Management program, under the guidance of Dr. Dong Yao, participated in the LINKS Simulation from the 28th November to 4th December and were ranked FIRST out of 240 schools globally that participated in this simulation based on the Key Performance Indicator (KPI)of Forecasting Accuracy. Further Information at the LINKS Simulation Global Top 10 Rankings.

Students in the MS in Supply Chain Management program, under the guidance of Dr. Dong Yao, participated in the LINKS Simulation from the 17th to 23rd of October and were ranked in the Top 10 out of 240 schools globally that participated in this simulation based on the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) of change in net income to revenue. Further Information at the LINKS Simulation Global Top 10 Rankings.

Two students, Sarah Amos and Nicole Bernadzikowski, are the first recipients of the Student Certificate in Project Management (SCiPM) This certificate is jointly awarded by Towson University and the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm)®. Further Information is available at asapm's website.

Tobin Porterfield, e-Business and Technology Management
Porterfield's article, "B2B eCommerce: An empirical investigation of information exchange and firm performance," published in International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, has been chosen as an Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011. Further Information is available at Emerald Literati Network.

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Neeraj Parolia, e-Business and Technology Management
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Project Manager Today, March 2011